The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Ray Fisher Stadium.

The Wolverines have made the College World Series eight times, winning two national championships in 1953 and 1962. Michigan is the third winningest program in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only Fordham and Texas. The team is currently coached by Tracy Smith, who replaced Erik Bakich who left Michigan to coach at Clemson.

Championships

NCAA College World Series National Championships Season Record Head coach 1953 21–9 Ray Fisher 1962 31–13 Don Lund

Conference Championships Season Conference Record Head coach 1899 Big Ten 5–2 H.T. Clarke 1901 Big Ten 8–2 Frank Sexton 1905 Big Ten 9–3 L.W. McAllister 1918 Big Ten 9–1 Carl Lundgren 1919 Big Ten 9–0 Carl Lundgren 1920 Big Ten 9–1 Carl Lundgren 1923 Big Ten 10–0 Ray Fisher 1924 Big Ten 8–2 Ray Fisher 1926 Big Ten 9–2 Ray Fisher 1928 Big Ten 11–1 Ray Fisher 1929 Big Ten 7–2 Ray Fisher 1936 Big Ten 9–1 Ray Fisher 1941 Big Ten 10–2 Ray Fisher 1942 Big Ten 10–2 Ray Fisher 1944 Big Ten 8–0 Ray Fisher 1945 Big Ten 8–0 Ray Fisher 1948 Big Ten 10–2 Ray Fisher 1949 Big Ten 8–4 Ray Fisher 1950 Big Ten 9–3 Ray Fisher 1952 Big Ten 8–4 Ray Fisher 1953 Big Ten 10–3 Ray Fisher 1961 Big Ten 10–2 Don Lund 1975 Big Ten 13–3 Moby Benedict 1976 Big Ten 9–4 Moby Benedict 1978 Big Ten 13–3 Moby Benedict 1980 Big Ten 14–2 Bud Middaugh 1981 Big Ten 10–4 Bud Middaugh 1983 Big Ten 13–2 Bud Middaugh 1984 Big Ten 11–5 Bud Middaugh 1986 Big Ten 13–3 Bud Middaugh 1987 Big Ten 13–3 Bud Middaugh 1997 Big Ten 17–9 Geoff Zahn 2006 Big Ten 23–9 Rich Maloney 2007 Big Ten 21–7 Rich Maloney 2008 Big Ten 26–5 Rich Maloney

Conference Tournament championships Year Conference Tournament Location Head coach 1981 Big Ten Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Bud Middaugh 1983 Big Ten Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Bud Middaugh 1984 Big Ten Siebert Field, Minneapolis, MN Bud Middaugh 1986 Big Ten Siebert Field, Minneapolis, MN Bud Middaugh 1987 Big Ten Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Bud Middaugh 1999 Big Ten Bill Davis Stadium, Columbus, OH Geoff Zahn 2006 Big Ten Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Rich Maloney 2008 Big Ten Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Rich Maloney 2015 Big Ten Target Field, Minneapolis, MN Erik Bakich 2022 Big Ten Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Omaha, NE Erik Bakich

Stadium The Wolverines play their home games in Ray Fisher Stadium. The stadium is named after Ray Fisher, who is the winningest coach in Michigan baseball history, with 636 victories and also the 1953 College World Series championship.

In 2008, alum and owner of the New York Mets MLB franchise, Fred Wilpon donated $9 million for the renovation of Fisher Stadium and Alumni Field. It is now known as the Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex, but more commonly known as the Wilpon Baseball Complex.

Name Years Ferry Field 1923–1966 Ray Fisher Stadium 1967–2007 Ray Fisher Stadium at Wilpon Baseball Complex 2008–present

Head coaches

Coach Years Seasons Record Pct Peter Conway 1891–1892 2 22–9–1 Frank Sexton 1896, 1901–1908 3 38–22 Charles F. Watkins 1897–1898, 1900 3 16–17 Henry T. Clarke 1898–1899 2 14–5 R.C. "Skel" Roach 1903 1 12–5 Jerome Utley 1904 1 10–5 Lew "Sport" McAllister 1905–1906, 1908–1909 4 58–17–1 Bobby Lowe 1907 1 11–4–1 Branch Rickey 1910–1913 4 68–32–4 Carl Lundgren 1914–1920 7 93–43–6 Ray Fisher 1921–1958 38 636–295–8 Don Lund 1959–1962 4 80–53–3 Moby Benedict 1963–1979 18 367–252–5 Bud Middaugh 1980–1989 10 465–146–1 Bill Freehan 1990–1995 6 166–167–1 Geoff Zahn 1996–2001 6 163–169–2 Chris Harrison 2002 1 21–32 Rich Maloney 2003–2012 10 341–244 Erik Bakich 2013–2022 10 328–216 Tracy Smith 2023–present 4 127–103

Year-by-year results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Wolverines.

YearCoachRecordNotes 2022 Erik Bakich 34–28 NCAA Regional 2023 Tracy Smith 28–28 2024 Tracy Smith 32–28 2025 Tracy Smith 33–23 2026 Tracy Smith 34–24

Michigan in the NCAA tournament The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Year Record Pct Notes 1953 4–1 .800 College World Series (Champions) 1961 2–2 .500 NCAA District 4 Regional 1962 8–2 .800 College World Series (Champions) 1975 3–2 .600 NCAA Mideast Regional 1976 3–1 .750 NCAA Mideast Regional 1977 2–2 .500 NCAA Midwest Regional 1978 4–2 .667 College World Series (5th Place) 1980 4–2 .667 College World Series (5th Place) 1981 4–3 .571 College World Series (7th Place) 1983 5–2 .714 College World Series (3rd Place) 1984 3–2 .600 College World Series (7th Place) 1985 3–2 .600 NCAA South I Regional 1986 0–2 .000 NCAA Mideast Regional 1987 1–2 .333 NCAA Northeast Regional 1988 2–2 .500 NCAA Central Regional 1989 3–2 .600 NCAA West II Regional 1999 2–2 .500 NCAA South Bend Regional 2005 1–2 .333 NCAA Atlanta Regional 2006 1–2 .333 NCAA Atlanta Regional 2007 3–3 .500 NCAA Corvallis Super Regional 2008 1–2 .333 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional 2015 2–2 .500 NCAA Louisville Regional 2017 0–2 .000 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional 2019 9–4 .692 College World Series (Runner-up) 2021 0–2 .000 NCAA South Bend Regional 2022 2–2 .500 NCAA Louisville Regional 72–54 .574 2 National Championships, 8 CWS Appearances

First Team All-Americans Bruce Haynam Shortstop 1953† ABCA Don Eaddy Third Base 1955† ABCA Ken Tippery Second Base 1957† ABCA Bill Freehan Catcher 1961† ABCA Jim Burton Pitcher 1971 SN Steve Howe Pitcher 1979 SN Rick Leach Outfield 1979 SN Jim Paciorek Outfield 1982† ABCA, BA Chris Sabo Third Base 1983 BA, SN Barry Larkin Shortstop 1984, 1985† ABCA, BA, SN Mike Watters Outfield 1985 BA Casey Close Outfield 1986† ABCA, BA Jim Abbott Pitcher 1988 SN Carmen Benedetti Designated Hitter 2015 NCBWA Jake Cronenworth Utility 2015 ABCA Source: ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association SN: Sporting News † Denotes consensus All-American

Individual honors

Retired numbers Michigan has retired six uniform numbers to date. Below is the detailed list:"Baseball retired numbers" at MGoBlue official website

Retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareer No. retired 1 Moby Benedict SS 1953–56 1979 11 Bill Freehan C 1959–61 1977 16 Barry Larkin SS 1983–85 2010 31 Jim Abbott P 1986–88 2009 33 Don Lund OF 1943–45 1999 44 Ray Fisher Coach 1 1921–58 2000

1 Never played for the Wolverines. He coached Michigan with a record 636 wins and led the team to 15 Big Ten championships apart from winning the 1953 College World Series.

National Awards

Golden Spikes Award Winner Jim Abbott (1987)

Baseball America College Player of the Year Casey Close (1986)

NCBWA National Coach of the Year Erik Bakich (2019)

Conference Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year Jim Paciorek (1982) Rick Stoll (1983) Barry Larkin (1984, 1985) Casey Close (1986) Jim Abbott (1988) Scott Weaver (1995) Nate Recknagel (2008) Jordan Brewer (2019)

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Larry Carroll (1984) Jim Brauer (2005) Zach Putnam (2008) Connor O'Halloran (2023)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Scott Weaver (1993) Jason Alcaraz (1996) Jake Bivens (2015)

Big Ten Coach of the Year Geoff Zahn (1997) Rich Maloney (2007, 2008)

Big Ten Batting Title Bill Freehan (1961; .585 batting average) Carl Cmejrek (1965; .453 batting average) Elliott Maddox (1968; .467 batting average) Rick Leach (1978; .473 batting average) George Foussianes (1979; .452 batting average) Tony Evans (1981; .465 batting average) Jim Paciorek, Ken Hayward (1982; .462 batting average) Fred Erdmann (1983; .500 batting average) Randy Wolfe (1985; .514 batting average) Casey Close (1986; .469 batting average) Scott Timmerman (1993; .431 batting average) Scott Weaver (1995; .500 batting average) Dominic Clementi (2018; .413 batting average)

University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor The following 35 Michigan Wolverines baseball players and coaches (listed in order of induction) have been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor:

Bill Freehan (1978) – baseball Bennie Oosterbaan (1978) – football, basketball, baseball, basketball coach, football coach Ray Fisher (1979) – baseball coach George Sisler (1979) – baseball Buck Giles (1980) – baseball Harry Kipke (1981) – football, basketball, and baseball Whitey Wistert (1981) – football and baseball Bud Chamberlain (1982) – baseball Jack Tompkins (1982) – hockey and baseball Elmer Gedeon (1983) – track and baseball Dick Wakefield (1983) – baseball Elroy Hirsch (1984) – football, basketball, baseball, and track Bob Chappuis (1984) – football and baseball Don Lund (1984) – football, baseball, basketball, and coaching Doug Roby (1985) – football and baseball Branch Rickey (1985) – baseball coach David M. Nelson (1986) – football and baseball Ernie McCoy (1986) basketball, football, basketball coach, and assistant athletic director Jack Blott (1987) – football and baseball Bruce Haynam (1988) – baseball Frank Nunley (1989) – football and baseball Forest Evashevski (1990) – football and baseball Jack Weisenburger (1992) – football and baseball Moby Benedict (1994) – baseball and coaching Dominic Tomasi (1994) – football and baseball Steve Boros (1996) – baseball Herman Fishman (2002) – basketball and baseball Bill Mogk (2002) – baseball Jim Abbott (2004) – baseball J. Daniel Cline (2007) – football and baseball Barry Larkin (2007) – baseball Larry Carroll (1991) - baseball David Campbell (2009) – baseball Rick Leach (2009) – football and baseball Casey Close (2011) – baseball Jim Paciorek (2020) – baseball

Wolverines in MLB "Wolverines in Professional Baseball" at MGoBlue official website

= Selected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame= Major League Baseball All-Star Game participant

Player Position Team(s) Years Jim AbbottPitcherCAL, NYY, CHW, MIL1989–19990Pete AppletonPitcherCIN, CLE, BOS, NYY, WSH, CHW, SLB1927–19450Fred BlandingPitcherCLE1910–19140Frank BlissCatcher/Third BasemanMLG18780Jack BlottCatcherCIN19240Steve BorosThird BasemanDET, CHC, CIN1957–19650Frank BowermanCatcherBLN, PIT, NYG, BSN1895–19090James BourquePitcherWSN2019–present0Jim BurtonPitcherBOS1975–19770Dave CampbellSecond BasemanDET, SDP, STL, HOU1967–19740Mike CervenakThird BasemanPHI20080Jeff CriswellPitcherCOL2024–present0Jake CronenworthSecond BasemanSDP2020–present0Kelly DransfeldtShortstopTEX, CHW1999–20040Don EaddyThird BasemanCHC19590Hal ElliottPitcherPHI1929–19320Jack EnzenrothCatcherSLB, KCP1914–19150Danny FifePitcherMIN1973–19740Fritz FisherPitcherDET19640Jake FoxUtilityCHC, OAK, BAL2007–20110Bill FreehanCatcher1961–19761Elmer GedeonCenterfielderWSH19390Johnny GeePitcherPIT, NYG1939–19460Chris GetzSecond BasemanCHW, KCR, TOR2008–20140Bob GlennPitcherSTL19200Tommy HenryPitcherARI2022–present0John HerrnsteinFirst Baseman/LeftfielderPHI, CHC, ATL1962–19660John HibbardPitcherCHC18840Rich HillPitcherCHC, BAL, BOS, CLE, LAA, NYY, OAK, LAD, MIN, TBR, NYM, PIT, SDP2005–present0Steve HowePitcher, MIN, TEX, 1980–19962Mike IgnasiakPitcherMIL1991–19950Mike JoycePitcherCHW1962–19630Scott KamienieckiPitcher, BAL, CLE, ATL1991–20001Karl KauffmannPitcherCOL2023–present0Red KilleferOutfielder/Second BasemanDET, WSH, CIN, NYG1907–19160Mike KnodeOutfielder/Second BasemanSTL19200Ray KnodeFirst BasemanCLE1923–19260Dennis KonuszewskiPitcherPIT19950Bobby KoreckyPitcherMIN, ARI, TOR2008–20140Ryan LaMarreOutfielderCIN, BOS, OAK, MIN, CHW, NYY2015–present0Chick LathersThird Baseman/Second BasemanDET1910–19110Doc LavanShortstopSLB, PHA, WSH, STL1913–19240